Johann Zarco
Nationality French
Born 16 July 1990 (Cannes, France)
Current Team Monster Yamaha Tech3
Bike Number 5
Johann Zarco is a Grand Prix Motorcycle racer from France, best known for winning the 2015 and 2016 Moto2 World Championship. With 16 Grand Prix victories, Zarco is also the most successful French rider in Grand Prix racing.
Zarco moved up to the Premier class in 2017 as part of the Tech 3 Yamaha team. On his MotoGP debut at the Qatari grand prix Zarco shocked the grid by taking the lead on the first lap and building a 2 second lead, until he crashed out at turn 2 on lap 6. He scored 2nd, his first MotoGP podium, at the Le Mans France grand prix. He got his first pole position at the Assen grand prix. His touch with Rossi and drop to the 4th. He finished in 14th. He got another podium in Sepang,(Malaysia) and Valencia(Spain), where he finish in 3rd and 2nd.
He stays with Monster Yamaha Tech 3 in 2018 to contest the MotoGP™ season with eyes firmly on the top of the rostrum.
He received the Rookie of the Year Award for 2017 and finished the season in 5th, the highest placing independent rider.
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